难道真是命运的安排
“Is this really fate's arrangement?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太平间
“The morgue?”
难道真是 命运的安排
“Is this really fate's arrangement?”
“Mr. Zheng, don't jinx us.”
“This is disastrous, almost as if cursed by fate.”
In Chinese culture, dwelling aloud on tragic fate or death in sensitive situations is considered inauspicious ('晦气') and believed to invite misfortune.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it be that; do you mean to say
A classic rhetorical adverb used to introduce strong doubt, disbelief, or emphatic questioning.
the arrangement of fate; destiny
Commonly used when lamenting circumstances beyond human control or eerie coincidences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Maybe this is fate.”
“I really think all that has happened is God's idea.”
“This must be what people call fate.”
“this is simply the will of Heaven.”
“was fated.”
“to our homestay.”